Trump names first administration veterans Greer, Hassett to economic posts
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US president-elect taps Jamieson Greer and Kevin Hassett as trade representative and top economic adviser, respectively.
United States President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Jamieson Greer and Kevin Hassett, two veterans of his first administration, as his trade representative and top economic adviser, respectively.
Greer played a key role in prosecuting Trump’s trade war with China as chief of staff to former US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during the former president’s first term.
“Jamieson will focus the Office of the US Trade Representative on reining in the country’s massive trade deficit, defending American manufacturing, agriculture, and services, and opening up export markets everywhere,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.
If confirmed by the US Senate, Greer, who left government to become a partner at law firm King & Spalding, would be responsible for leading negotiations on trade with foreign governments and international bodies such as the World Trade Organization.
In an interview with The New York Times in June, Greer said that Trump officials viewed tariffs as a way of “remediating” unfair trade practices by China and other countries.
